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GROUPE ELK POINT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Elk Point Group
1, record 1, English, Elk%20Point%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Elk%20Point%20Group
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It [the salt] is produced commercially from the Prairie Formation of the Middle Devonian Elk Point Group. This salt horizon occurs on a west-dipping homocline that extends from northeastern Alberta to Manitoba ... 3, record 1, English, - Elk%20Point%20Group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe d'Elk Point
1, record 1, French, groupe%20d%27Elk%20Point
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - groupe%20d%27Elk%20Point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - groupe%20d%27Elk%20Point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il [le sel] est extrait à l'échelle commerciale de la formation de Prairie du groupe d'Elk Point du Dévonien moyen. L'horizon salifère se présente sur un monoclinal, à pendage ouest, s'étendant du nord-est de l'Alberta au Manitoba [...] 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20d%27Elk%20Point
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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